Hatthakaāḷavakavatthu

[251] Catutthe catūhi saṅgahavatthūhīti catubbidhena saṅgahavatthunā parisaṃ saṅgaṇhantānaṃ hatthako āḷavako aggoti dasseti. Ayaṃ kira padumuttarabuddhakāle haṃsavatiyaṃ kulaghare nibbatto aparabhāge satthu dhammakathaṃ suṇanto satthāraṃ catūhi saṅgahavatthūhi samannāgataṃ ekaṃ upāsakaṃ ṭhānantare ṭhapentaṃ disvā adhikārakammaṃ katvā taṃ ṭhānantaraṃ paṭṭhesi. So kappasatasahassaṃ devamanussesu saṃsaritvā imasmiṃ buddhuppāde āḷaviraṭṭhe āḷavinagare āḷavakassa rañño gehe paṭisandhiṃ gaṇhi, sve bhattapātiyā saddhiṃ āḷavakassa pesetabbo ahosi.

Tatrāyaṃ anupubbikathā:- ekadivasaṃ kira āḷavako rājā migaṃ vadhāya araññaṃ gantvā ekaṃ migaṃ anubandhitvā ghātetvā dvidhā chinditvā dhanukoṭiyaṃ laggetvā nivattitvā āgacchanto vātātapena kilantakāyo ekaṃ saṇḍacchāyaṃ nigrodhamūlaṃ pavisitvā nisīdi. Atha naṃ muhuttaṃ darathaṃ vinodetvā nikkhamantaṃ rukkhe adhivaṭṭhā devatā "tiṭṭha tiṭṭha, bhakkhosi me"ti hatthe gaṇhi. So daḷhaṃ gahitattā aññaṃ upāyaṃ apassanto "devasikaṃ te ekekapurisena saddhiṃ pātibhattaṃ pesissāmī"ti vatvā nagaraṃ gato. Tato paṭṭhāya bandhanāgārato ekekamanussena saddhiṃ pātibhattaṃ pesesi. Eteneva niyāmena bandhanāgāre manussesu khīṇesu "mahallakamanussesu gayhamānesu raṭṭhakhobho hotī"ti te agahetvā dahare kumāre gaṇhituṃ ārabhiṃsu. Tato paṭṭhāya nagare dārakamātaro ca gabbhiniyo ca aññaṃ raṭṭhaṃ gacchanti.

Tasmiṃ samaye satthā paccūsasamanantare lokaṃ volokento āḷavakakumārassa tiṇṇaṃ maggaphalānaṃ upanissayaṃ disvā "ayaṃ kumāro kappasatasahassaṃ paṭṭhitapaṭṭhano devalokā cavitvā āḷavakarañño gehe nibbatto, aññaṃ alabhanto sveva kumāraṃ